USB 3.x Cables

We manufacture our USB 3.x cables in a number of configurations and lengths. MaxBit USB 3.x cables are designed with the best materials to ensure that you get the best performance from our USB cables. Our USB 3.x cables are shielded. MaxBit 3.x USB cables are manufactured to meet or exceed USB standards. Most of our cables are manufactured in Black, but from time-to-time we do make them in black and colors. Our USB 3.x SuperSpeed+ cables are manufactured to run at 10 Gbps. The Linux kernal added support for USB 3.x in September of 2009, and Windows 7 works with USB 3.0 with a driver. Windows 8 and 10 has a driver built into the operating system. USB 2.0 devices can be used with USB 3.x computer interfaces.

Mfg to meet or exceed USB 3.x SuperSpeed+ standards

Molded Ends

10 Gpbs speed

Image on left is a A-to-B USB cable

'A' USB cable ends are flat and rectangular (right cable end on image)

'B' USB cable ends are square looking (left cable end on image)

Part No

USB 2.0 Cables (A to A)

MSRP

Each

Pkg (10)

Case (100)

13023-03

3Ft USB 3.x A-Male to A-Male Cable

$9.95

$2.36

$22.40

$212

13023-06

6Ft USB 3.x A-Male to A-Male Cable

$14.95

$3.26

$31.00

$293

13023-10

10Ft USB 3.x A-Male to A-Male Cable

$19.95

$4.56

$43.30

$410

USB 2.0 Cables

MaxBit USB cables are designed with the best materials to ensure that you get the best performance from our USB cables. Our USB cables are shielded. MaxBit USB cables are manufactured to meet or exceed USB standards. Most of our cables are manufactured in Black, but from time-to-time we do make them in black and colors. Our USB 2.0 cables are manufactured to run at 480 Mbps.

Mfg to meet or exceed USB 2.0 standards

Molded Ends

480 Mbps speed

Image on left is a A-to-B USB cable

'A' USB cable ends are flat and rectangular (right cable end on image)

'B' USB cable ends are square looking (left cable end on image)

Part No

USB 2.0 Cables (A to A)

MSRP

Each

Pkg (100)

13000-03

3Ft USB 2.0 A-Male to A-Male Cable

$7.95

$1.25

$100

13000-06

6Ft USB 2.0 A-Male to A-Male Cable

$9.95

$1.50

$125

13000-15

15Ft USB 2.0 A-Male to A-Male Cable

$19.95

$2.50

$100

Part No

USB 2.0 EXTENTION Cables (A to A)

MSRP

Each

Pkg (100)

13010-06

6Ft USB 2.0 EXTENTION cable A-Male to A-Female

$9.95

$1.50

$125

Part No

USB 2.0 Cables (A to B)

MSRP

Each

Pkg (100)

13020-03

3Ft USB 2.0 A-Male to B-Male Cable

$7.95

$1.25

$100

13020-06

6Ft USB 2.0 A-Male to B-Male Cable

$9.95

$1.50

$125

13020-10

10Ft USB 2.0 A-Male to B-Male Cable

$14.95

$2.00

$165

13020-15

15Ft USB 2.0 A-Male to B-Male Cable

$19.95

$2.50

$100

Part No

FireWire Cables

List Price

Each

Pkg (100)

13180

6Ft FireWire Cable (6pin to 4pin)

$24.95

$3.00

$250

USB 3.0 is the third major version of the Universal Serial Bus (USB) standard for interfacing computers and electronic devices. Among other improvements, USB 3.0 adds the new transfer mode SuperSpeed (SS) that can transfer data at up to 5 Gbit/s (625 MB/s), which is more than ten times faster than the USB 2.0 standard. USB 3.0 connectors are usually distinguished from their USB 2.0 counterparts by blue color-coding of the receptacles and plugs, and the initials SS.

A successor standard, USB 3.1, was released in July 2013 with the new transfer mode SuperSpeed+ that can transfer data at up to 10 Gbit/s (1.25 GB/s), bringing its theoretical maximum speed on par with the first version of the Thunderbolt interface.

The USB 3.0 specification is similar to USB 2.0 but with many improvements and an alternative implementation. Earlier USB concepts like endpoints and four transfer types (bulk, control, isochronous and interrupt) are preserved but the protocol and electrical interface are different. The specification defines a physically separate channel to carry USB 3.0 traffic. The changes in this specification make improvements in the following areas:

Transfer speed – added a new transfer type called SuperSpeed or SS, 5 Gbit/s (electrically, it is more similar to PCI Express 2.0 and SATA than USB 2.0)

Increased bandwidth – instead of one-way communication, USB 3.0 uses two unidirectional data paths: one to receive data and the other to transmit

Power management – U0 through U3 link power management states are defined

Improved bus utilization – a new feature is added (using packets NRDY and ERDY) to let a device asynchronously notify the host of its readiness (no need for polling)

Support to rotating media – bulk protocol is updated with a new feature called Stream Protocol that allows a large number of logical streams within an Endpoint
USB 3.0 has transmission speeds of up to 5 Gbit/s, which is ten times faster than USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/s) before taking into account that USB 3.0 is full duplex whereas USB 2.0 is half duplex, giving USB 3.0 the potential total bandwidth if utilized both ways to twenty times that of USB 2.0

The "SuperSpeed" bus provides for a transfer mode at a nominal rate of 5.0 Gbit/s, in addition to the three existing transfer modes. Accounting for the encoding overhead, the raw data throughput is 4 Gbit/s, and the specification considers it reasonable to achieve 3.2 Gbit/s (0.4 GB/s or 400 MB/s) or more in practice.

All data is sent as a stream of eight-bit (one-byte) segments that are scrambled and converted into 10-bit symbols via 8b/10b encoding; this helps the receiver to decode correctly even in the presence of electromagnetic interference (EMI). Scrambling is implemented using a free-running linear feedback shift register (LFSR). The LFSR is reset whenever a COM symbol is sent or received.

Unlike previous standards, the USB 3.0 standard does not directly specify a maximum cable length, requiring only that all cables meet an electrical specification: for copper cabling with AWG 26 wires, the maximum practical length is 3 meters (9.8 ft)